Category: Regulatory
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RBI Eases Loan Norms, Gold Lending Rules & Capital Regulations from October 1
The Reserve Bank of India has rolled out new rules effective October 1, 2025, allowing banks to cut spreads on floating-rate loans earlier, expand lending against gold and silver beyond jewellers, and ease offshore capital-raising norms. Draft guidelines on gold metal loans, large exposures, and credit reporting have also been released for public feedback till…
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RBI Clears Gold & Silver Loans for Businesses, Bars Investment Financing
The Reserve Bank of India has amended its 2025 gold and silver lending rules, allowing banks and select co-operative banks to provide working-capital loans to businesses using gold or silver as raw material. However, loans for purchasing gold, jewellery, coins, or gold-backed ETFs and mutual funds remain prohibited, ensuring credit flows only to productive sectors…
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RBI Maintains Status Quo: Repo Rate Unchanged at 5.5%
In a unanimous decision, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent in its policy announcement on Wednesday, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said. The governor informed that the MPC met on September 29 and 30, and October 1, to deliberate on…
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Bank of Baroda Officer Dies by Suicide in Ranchi
The death of a young Bank of Baroda officer in Ranchi has shaken the banking community and raised fresh concerns over work pressure in the public sector. Mr. Ishwar Chander Jha, a 37-year-old Senior Manager (Credit) posted in the Ranchi Region under the Bhubaneswar Zone, reportedly took his own life on September 20. The All…
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India’s Forex Reserves Cross $700 Billion With $4.7 Billion Weekly Rise
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 4.698 billion in the week that ended September 12 to USD 702.966 billion, marking the third consecutive weekly increase, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest ‘Weekly Statistical Supplement.The forex reserves touched the most-awaited USD 700 billion mark this week.For the reported week, India’s foreign…
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Sebi’s tweak on capital gains simplifies securities transfer from nominee to legal heir. Check details
Sebi has simplified the process of transferring securities from nominees to legal heirs by introducing a standard reason code ‘TLH’. Effective January 1, 2026, this ensures exemption clarity under Section 47 of the Income Tax Act.
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Sebi proposes regular updates of NAVs by AIFs in depository systems
To promote transparency in the Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) ecosystem, Sebi on Friday proposed that AIFs should regularly update the net asset value (NAVs) of their units in the depository system.
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This new proposal could help workers fight age discrimination by giving them their day in court
The Protecting Older Americans Act would free workers from forced arbitration. Source: MarketWatch.com – Top Stories
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This new proposal could help workers fight age discrimination by giving them their day in court
The Protecting Older Americans Act would free workers from forced arbitration. Source: MarketWatch.com – Top Stories